It would be a good idea if the Deputy tried to focus on the Bill rather than the macro situation.
On prevailing side: this member voted with the winning side in 312 of 313 decisive votes (0 abstentions excluded). Read it as a government-or-opposition indicator rather than a measure of influence — the figure is near 100% for members supporting the government of the day and near 0% for those opposing it.
This is the point of the site: contributions keep the party held on the day, not the one held now.
| Party | Recorded as | Contributions | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| CC | Ceann Comhairle / Chair | 11,306 | 2020-02-20 – 2024-11-07 |
| FF | Fianna Fáil | 72 | 2020-02-20 – 2026-10-01 |
Membership spells on record: FF 2000-06-02–2002-06-26 · FF 2002-05-17–2007-04-30 · FF 2007-05-24–2011-02-01 · FF 2011-02-25–2016-03-09 · FF 2016-03-10–2020-01-14 · FF 2020-02-08–2024-11-08 · FF 2024-11-29–present
It would be a good idea if the Deputy tried to focus on the Bill rather than the macro situation.
As there is no one offering, I call the Minister of State, Deputy Ossian Smyth, to respond.
I was too, but they are not here so we will have to get on with it.
I am sorry, Deputy Boyd Barrett, you are listed to speak-----
Sorry, you are listed to speak before Deputy Tóibín.
No, you are listed to speak after Deputy Ó Murchú, who has spoken. Anyway, I am not getting involved.
No, I am not getting involved in a debate about it. You were not here.
Neither you nor I is responsible for who is or is not here. You were not here when you supposed to be. I am not going to-----
That is not-----
You cannot have been watching it very carefully because Deputy Ó Murchú-----
You might have been surprised-----
I appreciate your difficulty, but I have called the Minister of State to respond.
If another half a dozen turn up that did not bother turning up for their slots-----
I will make an exception in respect of Deputies Boyd Barrett and Michael Collins. I am not making any further exceptions. It is extraordinary, having called on the Minister of State to respond, to have to ask him to resume his seat in order that we can go back to two Deputies. I will do it on this occasion, but I will not be doing it again.
I will not do it for anyone else who turns up.
I call on Deputy Michael Collins.
No, you are not. I ask Deputy Barry to please resume his seat.
It is not.
Hold on now. Will the Deputy resume his seat?
The Deputy is not the next speaker.